9/7/15 – 9/11/15
Academic English 9
(Periods 1, 4)
Monday: No School
(Labor Day)
Tuesday: Review
vocabulary 1B (Quiz tomorrow); Introduction to Shakespeare; notes on PPT
Wednesday:
Vocabulary unit 1B Quiz; turn in worksheet and sentences; finish notes on
Shakespeare and read intro. section in textbook; complete worksheet
Thursday: Read
intro. section in textbook and complete worksheet/discuss; discuss
Shakespearean language and vocabulary terms for “Romeo and Juliet” (handout);
assign reading parts for play
Friday: Begin
reading “Romeo and Juliet” together with assigned reading parts; complete study
guide questions
Essential Questions: How does learning new vocabulary words
help us become better readers, writers, speakers, and listeners?
What themes from Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” are still
relevant in today’s society and how do we relate to them?
Which dramatic elements help make Shakespeare’s tragedy,
“Romeo and Juliet” so popular with its audience?
Honors English 7
(Periods 2, 8)
Monday: No School
(Labor Day)
Tuesday: Review
vocabulary exercises 1-6 in packet; quiz tomorrow on unit 1
Wednesday: Vocabulary
quiz on unit 1 words; define vocabulary terms for “Hoot” (chapters 1-5); write
vocab. sentences for homework (due Friday)
Thursday: Grammar
pretest (parts of speech); work on vocabulary sentences that are due tomorrow
Friday: Discuss
vocab. sentences for Hoot terms together and turn in; quiz for Hoot terms (ch.
1-5) on Tuesday. Nouns – discuss what students already know; exercise on kinds
of nouns
Essential Questions: How does learning new vocabulary words
help us become better readers, writers, speakers, and listeners?
What are the different types of nouns and how do we use them
effectively in our writing and speaking?
Honors Reading 7
(Period 7)
Monday: No School
(Labor Day)
Tuesday: RACERS
practice prompt with informational article; Talking to text reading strategy
with article
Wednesday: Discuss/analyze
talking to text notes with article and Racers response
Thursday: Informational
article – answer multiple choice questions together highlighting important
information in each question; read second informational article using talking
to text method with partner (explain thoughts to partner)
Friday: Racers
prompt with second article
Essential Questions: How can we effectively comprehend and
analyze informational text and use the text details to support claims?
PSSA Language Arts
7/8 (Period 5B: Odd and Even Days)
Monday: No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday (Even): Computer
Lab – Study Island Pretest
Wednesday (Odd): Computer
Lab – Study Island Pretest
Thursday (Even): PA
Standards fact sheet – talking to text reading strategy (discuss together);
jigsaw rest of text while using talking to text; write summary of section to
share with class; discuss together
Friday (Odd): PA
Standards fact sheet – talking to text reading strategy (discuss together);
jigsaw rest of text while using talking to text; write summary of section to
share with class; discuss together
Essential Questions: How can understanding the PSSA test and
PA standards help us achieve success on the PSSA tests?
What kinds of reading strategies help us navigate and
comprehend informational texts?
How can reading strategies, like talking to text, help us
understand questions on the PSSA tests?
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